CORRECTED FABULOUS FIFTY 2004

 

The Fabulous Fifty list includes 118 cultivars.  During the 2004 growing season, these cultivars have received at least 50 blue and higher awards in sanctioned ADS dahlia shows throughout the United States and Canada.

 

The Fabulous Fifty is composed of the following groups:  AA 9; A 11; B 16; BB 17;      M 16; BA 8; MB 6; P 7; ST 3; WL 5; PE 3; AN 1; CO 4; S 1; MS 5; O 4; NX 2.

 

Cultivars are ranked according to the number of higher awards.

 

Column identification, left to right.

 

1                2004 Ranking

2                Total Higher Awards

3                Total Awards, Blue and Higher

4                Cultivar Name

5                Classification Number

6                Size

7                Form

8                Color Class

9                Year of introduction or first year shown

10              Medals awarded (Dudley, Hart, Johnson, or Gullikson Trial Garden/Bench)

11              Originator Symbol

12              Country of Origin

13              2003 Ranking

 


1

    2

  3

              4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1

136

309

HAMARI ACCORD

242

B

SC

Y

86

J

ES

UK

1

2

115

257

EMBRACE.

342

BB

SC

Y

99*

J

GRI

A

4

3

96

208

VALLEY PORCUPINE

790

 

NX

LB

02*

 

STH-

US

17

4

96

190

EDNA C

202

B

FD

Y

68

DHJ

CK-

US

11

5

90

184

INLAND DYNASTY

042

AA

SC

Y

92

HJ

ANS-

US

6

6

90

253

TARATAHI LILAC

370

BB

IC

LB

96*

J

FRR

NZ

7

7

87

201

MARY JO

444

M

SC

PK

68

J

FZ'

US

20

8

87

196

CAMANO PET

570

 

ST

LB

97

 

AM-

US

8

9

87

251

CORNEL

507

 

BA

DR

94

J

GE

H

12

10

82

177

MARY'S JOMANDA

505

 

BA

DP

02

#

HOH

UK

91

11

79

199

SPARTACUS

127

A

ID

DR

93

DHJ

SEN-

US

14

12

75

167

KENORA WILDFIRE

146

A

SC

R

89

D

LX-

US

18

13

71

138

BROOKSIDE J COOLEY

422

M

ID

Y

83

H

CO'

US

35

14

71

203

ROSE TOSCANO

403

M

FD

OR

91

DJ

BHB-

US

10

15

68

206

KATHY'S CHOICE

462

M

C

Y

99

DJ

CAN-

US

3

16

68

152

CAMANO SITKA

173

A

IC

DB

00

 

AM-

US

9

17

67

129

MATTHEW JUUL

723

 

MS

OR

96

DH

JU-

US

47

18

67

156

ZORRO

027

AA

ID

DR

87

DHJ

G-

US

5

19

62

129

GOLDIE GULL

650

 

AN

LB

98

 

GUL-

US

29

20

60

167

APRIL DAWN

230

B

ID

LB

84

DHJ

C-

US

16

21

60

176

HONKA

742

 

O

Y

90

 

K'

US

19

22

57

194

KENORA JUBILEE

241

B

SC

W

02

J

LX-

US

2

23

53